General Poetry posted April 10, 2021


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contemporary Haiku (in space's black hole)

Infinite Darkness

by Mark D. R.

in space's black hole
light fades o'er its horizon ~
a lost soul not seen



5-7-5 Poetry Lost writing prompt entry
Writing Prompt
Write a 5-7-5 poem on the topic of lost


The concluding line is a takeoff on John Milton's Paradise Lost. The verse combines science and great literature.

The illustration is from the Internet.

The Event Horizon Telescope collaboration, which released the world's first image of a black hole in 2019, unveiled how the object at the center of the M87 galaxy looks in polarized light.
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